More than 55% of sperm samples from a French infertility clinic contained high levels of glyphosate, the world’s most common weedkiller, raising further questions about…
View More High levels of weedkiller found in more than half of sperm samples, study findsTag: Fertility problems
Secrets of the microbiome: the vagina – podcast
The trillions of microbes living on and inside the human body are an important part of who we are, from mediating all our interactions with…
View More Secrets of the microbiome: the vagina – podcastLonging for a baby? The IVF postcode lottery can have a high price
The cost of fertility treatment varies drastically across England with some people paying almost 30% more for IVF depending on where they live. New figures…
View More Longing for a baby? The IVF postcode lottery can have a high priceScientists call for review of UK’s 14-day rule on embryo research
Scientists are calling for a review of the 14-day rule on embryo research, saying that extending the limit could help uncover the causes of recurrent…
View More Scientists call for review of UK’s 14-day rule on embryo research‘Forever chemicals’ linked to infertility in women, study shows
Women with higher levels of so-called “forever chemicals” in their blood have a 40% lower chance of becoming pregnant within a year of trying to…
View More ‘Forever chemicals’ linked to infertility in women, study showsDonor children could contact biological parents before 18 under new proposals
Children born via sperm or egg donation would not need to wait until adulthood to find out more about their biological parents, under proposed changes…
View More Donor children could contact biological parents before 18 under new proposalsHumans could face reproductive crisis as sperm count declines, study finds
Humans could face a reproductive crisis if action is not taken to tackle a drop in sperm count, researchers have warned after finding the rate…
View More Humans could face reproductive crisis as sperm count declines, study finds‘Miracle’ baby opens debate over possible use of centuries-old sperm
A change of law has paved the way for more babies to be born from sperm frozen up to 50 years ago, but experts say…
View More ‘Miracle’ baby opens debate over possible use of centuries-old spermProtein discovery on human eggs may shed light on unexplained infertility
A fundamental step in human fertilisation has been discovered by researchers who say it may offer new insights into unexplained infertility. Experts have identified a…
View More Protein discovery on human eggs may shed light on unexplained infertilityAir pollution significantly raises risk of infertility, study finds
Exposure to air pollution significantly increases the risk of infertility, according to the first study to examine the danger to the general population. The analysis…
View More Air pollution significantly raises risk of infertility, study finds